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Month: March 2024

Peles and Pelisor Castles, ready to be included on World Heritage List

Minister of Culture Raluca Turcan announced on Tuesday on Facebook that she is preparing the inclusion of Peles and Pelisor castles in the UNESCO World Heritage List. “I had a first discussion at the headquarters of Ministry of Culture with…

Bulgaria’s First Lady Addresses Antalya Diplomacy Forum

NTALYA, TURKIYE,  (BTA) The role and the voice of women and mothers in the efforts to prevent deadly conflicts should be encouraged, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev’s wife Dessislava Radeva said at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on Saturday, as quoted by…

Albanian ICT Awards, Gonxhja: Our country needs creative ideas and solutions more than ever

TIRANA, March 2 /ATA/ The Albanian ICT Awards is an event that is held in Albania for the 12th year in a row, where the capital of Tirana hosts the cream of the trailblazers in the field of information and…

Hovenier: I am impressed with the work of Kosovo’s prosecutors during the past year

The US Ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier, participated in the annual Conference of Prosecutors, where he addressed with a speech. Hovenier, among other things, has said that he is impressed with what the prosecutors have done during the past year…

BoG: Growth acceleration for Greek economy in 2024 and 2025, followed by minor downturn in 2026

Τhe Bank of Greece predicts an acceleration of the growth rate of the Greek economy for 2024 and 2025, followed by a slight decline in 2026. In the report “Note on the Greek Economy,” published on Friday, the growth rate…

Guinness Book of Records entry attempt with world’s longest Romanian traditional waist belt

The ‘Dumitru Dorin Prunariu’ Romanian-Moldo-German Cultural Center in Nuremberg – Germany launched on Monday a project for the crafting of the world’s longest Romanian traditional waist belt, in an attempt to earn a spot in the Guinness Book of Records,…

Payment system legislation harmonized with EU acquis

Podgorica, Tirana, (MINA-BUSINESS) – According to Governor of the Central Bank (CBCG) Irena Radovic, the CBCG has fully harmonised its regulations in the payment system with the EU acquis. “An external analysis of the Montenegrin legislation’s compliance with requirements of…

Francophonie Month opens with French romance screening at Millennium

Skopje, 1 March 2024 (MIA) – This year’s Francophonie Month will start with a screening of the French romantic drama “The Passion of Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things)” (2023) at the Millennium movie theater at 8 pm. French Ambassador Cyrille…

Nights in commercial accommodation in 2023 rise to 92.4m

ZAGREB, 1 March (Hina) – In 2023, there were 438,000 rooms, apartments and camping sites for tourists in commercial accommodation, with 1.2 million permanent beds, and tourists generated 92.4 million nights, up 2.6% on the year, per the Croatian Bureau of Statistics. In 2023,…

Radev Invites Erdogan to Visit Bulgaria

ANTALYA, TURKIYE,  01.03.2024 13:59 | UPDATED 01.03.2024 18:27 (BTA) Photo by Anadolu Agency Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has invited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to visit Bulgaria, Radev told journalists in Antalya on Friday. “I hope that the visit will…

Antalya Diplomacy Forum to focus on solutions to crises threatening global peace, security: Turkish foreign minister

Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that the Antalya Diplomacy Forum will focus on solutions to crises threatening global peace and security, particularly the “ongoing massacre” in Gaza. Under the auspices of Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and…

Military hazing in Italy a thing of the past – prosecutor

Hazing in the Italian armed forces is a thing of the past, Military Prosecutor General Marco De Paolis said at the inauguration of the military judicial year on Friday. The practice of ritual humiliation or abuse “has, fortunately, long ceased…